Infrared light inside vivarium?

[DC101]

Hello everyone! Sorry for all the treads.

Today i bought an infrared light and a cage so i can have it inside the tank without the frogs getting hurt. My tank is 24" tall and 18" wide.

Im just wondering, will an infrared light inside a cage inside a vivarium be safe for green tree frogs?

Thanks. BTW, the infrared light is 100 watts and the temp is pretty low where im keeping it. Around 16 degrees Celsius during winter and 20 during summer. Its winter now.

Thanks

[flybyferns]

Hello everyone! Sorry for all the treads.

Today i bought an infrared light and a cage so i can have it inside the tank without the frogs getting hurt. My tank is 24" tall and 18" wide.

Im just wondering, will an infrared light inside a cage inside a vivarium be safe for green tree frogs?

Thanks. BTW, the infrared light is 100 watts and the temp is pretty low where im keeping it. Around 16 degrees Celsius during winter and 20 during summer. Its winter now.

Thanks

Hi DC1010,
I have hung many bulbs, w/ several different wattage, in varied domes and wire fixtures.
There is NOT one that I, personally, would put into the enclosure w/ a frog.
Even a very low watt bulb would make the fixture too hot and burn a frog, not to mention they are not water proof
whereby increasing the risk of electrical shock when misting the enclosure.

You might look at heat mats or heat cables? They need to be used w/ caution as well, as they will make the glass hot if
touching it. I use a 25 watt heat cable under my tanks. It is about 1-1/2" from the bottom of the tank ( not touching the glass).
The cable is enclosed in a narrow area between two shelves very close to each other, taped down to a piece of sheet metal w/ electrical tape to prevent the heat from escaping. ( If you are interested I will post a photo of this area)

Or- You could suspend the light- pointed - toward the side of the tank. Create a large dome w/ aluminum foil to direct the heat toward the glass.
Just be sure that it has not made the glass too hot by touching the glass with the inside of your wrist ( like testing a baby's bottle) . If it's too hot on your wrist
it is too hot for a frogs fragile skin.

[J Teezy]

please stop reposting same questions that you have already asked. This is basically the same thing you had going in this thread http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...-vivarium.html You shouldn't put any light inside the viv. If it puts off any heat at all the frog will eventually come in to contact with it and do damage

[DC101]

Sorry for reposting but i don't think i worded my other question very well.

I know that they shouldn't be used but why is it that every pet shop i go to they all have it inside the viv, with a cage around it?

If they were dangerous, why would they even sell it?

Do you think i should return the cage and buy something so it can sit on top of the viv, not inside?

[J Teezy]

pet shops are not always the best place to get your information or look for examples on how to set up enclosures.

For any type of frog, again, i highly suggest you don't put any light fixture inside the tank, put it on the outside. If you need more heat, then put a heat mat on the side of the tank

[DC101]

Thanks John.

Im going to go to the pet shop to return it and buy one that can go on top.

You saved me money and probably, my frogs!

[J Teezy]

Thanks John.

Im going to go to the pet shop to return it and buy one that can go on top.

You saved me money and probably, my frogs!

name is Josh =)

[DC101]

Oh, lol!

Sorry about that.